The Shemwell Family

Robert Hoke LoftinAge: 64 years19111976

Name
Robert Hoke Loftin
Given names
Robert Hoke
Surname
Loftin
Birth December 8, 1911 35 34
Birth of a brotherWilliam Clay Loftin
January 6, 1914 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 4 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Death of a paternal grandmotherElizabeth Angelina Ward
August 3, 1918 (Age 6 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 5 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 6 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Death of a paternal grandfatherWilliam Moses “Willy” Loftin
August 14, 1919 (Age 7 years)
Census January 31, 1920 (Age 8 years)
Death of a maternal grandfatherHenry Clay Riley
March 31, 1926 (Age 14 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 17 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Census April 8, 1930 (Age 18 years)
MarriageFrances Pauline CookView this family
January 5, 1936 (Age 24 years)
Death of a fatherEdward Hoke Loftin
October 13, 1941 (Age 29 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 29 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Korean War
between 1950 and 1953 (Age 38 years)
Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War
Death of a motherMinnie M Riley
March 17, 1963 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 34 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death of a brotherEdward Glenn Loftin
March 27, 1976 (Age 64 years)
Death October 24, 1976 (Age 64 years)
Family with parents - View this family
father
Edward Hoke Loftin
Birth: February 28, 1876 40 30Healing Springs, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 13, 1941Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
mother
Marriage: February 21, 1897Davidson, North Carolina, United States
5 years
elder brother
Edward Glenn Loftin
Birth: September 27, 1901 25 24Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 27, 1976Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Edith Lee Loftin
Birth: June 21, 1904 28 26Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 11, 1999Thomasville, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
2 years
elder sister
Betty Angelyn Loftin
Birth: October 8, 1906 30 29Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: March 6, 2005Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Julia Mae Loftin
Birth: May 14, 1909 33 31Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: November 11, 2003Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Robert Hoke Loftin
Birth: December 8, 1911 35 34Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 24, 1976Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
2 years
younger brother
William Clay Loftin
Birth: January 6, 1914 37 36Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: September 25, 1994Denton, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Frances Pauline Cook - View this family
himself
Robert Hoke Loftin
Birth: December 8, 1911 35 34Randolph, North Carolina, United States
Death: October 24, 1976Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
wife
Frances Pauline Cook
Birth: January 6, 1915High Point, Guilford, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 11, 2003Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: January 5, 1936Danville, Pittsylvania, Virginia, United States

Robert Hoke Loftin has 44 first cousins recorded

Father's family (44)

Parents Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. + Ella May Cray
1Lavina E Loftin18931914
3Nona Lee Loftin18981987
4Albert L Loftin19011957
5Ella Mae Loftin19041993
Parents Dr. William Robert Loftin Sr. + Gertrude May “Gertie” Bobo
Parents John Howard Loftin + Aquilla Finch “Quilla” Morgan
1Bertha Lou Loftin18921918
2Lee Mock Loftin18991980
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Sarah Louella Riley
1Fred Loftin18921915
3Clyde Loftin18971979
4Piccola Loftin19001968
Parents Moses Lee Loftin + Chapel Ellen Surratt
Parents John Thomas Chandler + Lula C Loftin
2Maud Chandler18921932
4Opal Lula Chandler18951953
Parents Albert B Loftin + Nancy “Nannie” Morris
1Gean Kerney Loftin18971948
2Robert Guy Loftin19001948
Parents John Duckery “Duck” Morgan + Pallie Loftin
2Robert Paul Morgan19111981
Parents Charles Clay “Charlie” Loftin + Louzina “Zannie” Elliott
1Nona Lee Loftin19061999
Parents Pleasant Everett Hall + Della Ann Loftin
1Harris Leon Hall19051911
4Albert Clegg Hall19122000
6Scott Eugene Hall19172007
7Arthur Rand Hall19191959
Parents Zebulon Vance Loftin + Freda Venie Bean
1Infant Loftin19091909
2Lula Loftin19102000
4William Lee Loftin19131914
5Jewel Loftin19162010
6Mable Marie Loftin19201991

Mother's family (0)

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Loftin, HokeheadMW43MNCNCNCSalesmanLumber
Loftin, MinniewifeFW42MNCNCNCTeacherHigh School
Loftin, EdithdaughterFW15SNCNCNC
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW10SNCNCNC
Loftin, RobertsonMW8SNCNCNC
Loftin, ClaysonMW6SNCNCNC

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Edward Hoke Loftin - Household

Salusbury Street Denton, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Loftin, HokeheadMW53M21NCNCNCSalesmanGrocery Store
Loftin, MinniewifeFW51M19NCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, BettiedaughterFW22SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, JuliadaughterFW20SNCNCNCTeacherPublic School
Loftin, RobertsonMW18SNCNCNC
Loftin, ClaysonMW16SNCNCNC